Photo of the Week: Fall Colors Starting to Change

Orange and gold leaflets on a sumac bush stand out in the green woods.

In southeast Michigan, I smile as I hike the trails and see the brilliant gold, orange, and red colors of the sumac leaves in the mass of green in the woods. Honey locust trees have turned a golden yellow as their leaves flutter to the ground in a circular movement. While our maples have yet… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Fall Colors Starting to Change

Photo of the Week: Cape May Warbler in Fall Plumage

Small gray and yellow bird with short, sharp billperched on hanging bare tree branch, green foilage in the background.

What a treat to find and identify a Cape May Warbler along the shore of Lake Erie this weekend!

Every fall I go through the steps of re-learning how to identify migrating warblers on their way to places further south of Michigan.

This year was no different.

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Photo of the Week: Man, by Amanda Parer

White inflatible sculpture of man with his head resting on his hand, seated in a resting mode. Blue lighting on the library displays in the background.

Driving down Woodward through Detroit’s Cultural Center, you couldn’t miss the large glowing white inflatible in front of Detroit Public Library’s main branch.

Part of DElectricity, Detroit’s outdoor visual light and art festival held this weekend, the white sculpture of a contemplative man was almost as tall as the library building itself.

The cool temperatures and clear night made for a fantastic night for festival attendees to walk through the Cultural Center, enjoying the light shows and sculptures in front of the museums, libraries, and other buildings.

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